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house
1. n. Maison (bâtiment).
2. n. Maison (famille).
The House of Windsor.
La maison de Windsor.
3. n. (Musique) House music.
4. v. Garer, loger.
5. v. Héberger, abriter, loger.
anglais > anglais
house
1. n. A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
This is my house and my family's ancestral home.
2. n. The people who live in a house; a household.
3. n. A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house.
On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.
4. n.          A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.
A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house.
5. n.          A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
One more, sir, then I'll have to stop serving you – rules of the house, I'm afraid.
The house always wins.
6. n. The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
7. n. (politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.
8. n. A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.
9. n. (metaphorical) a place of rest or repose.
10. n. A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.
11. n. An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
12. n. (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
13. n. (cartomancy) The fourth Lenormand card.
14. n. (chess, now rare) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
15. n. (curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
16. n. Lotto; bingo.
17. n. A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.
18. n. (US, dialect) A small stand of trees in a swamp.
19. v. To keep within a structure or container.
The car is housed in the garage.
20. v. To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
21. v. To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
22. v. (transitive, astrology) To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
23. v. To contain or cover mechanical parts.
24. v. (obsolete) To drive to a shelter.
25. v. (obsolete) To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
26. v. (nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
to house the upper spars
27. n. (music genre) House music.
français > anglais
maison
1. n-f. house
2. adj. homemade
une grande tarte maison - a big home-made pie
spécialité maison - speciality of the house
3. adj. (employment) in-house
La compagnie a un département de traduction maison. - The company has an in-house translation department.
4. adj. (colloquial intensifier) first-rate, top-notch
une engueulade maison - a hell of a telling off

Exemples de phrases

I just don't want your dog in my house.      Je ne veux tout simplement pas de ton chien dans ma maison. Should I wait for you tomorrow in front of the opera house?      Dois-je vous attendre en face de l'opéra demain ? Any house is better than none.      N'importe quelle maison vaut mieux qu'aucune. I'm in the house, waiting.      Je suis dans la maison, à attendre. It's a pretty house.      C'est une chouette maison.

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